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[O ransomed souls, with joyous song]

[O ransomed souls, with joyous song]

Composer: Emmett S. Dean (1911)
Published in 26 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Emmett S. Dean

Born: June 29, 1876, Con­e­cuh Coun­ty, Al­a­ba­ma. Died: October 8, 1951, Wa­co, Tex­as. Buried: Oak­wood Cem­e­tery, Wa­co, Tex­as. A Meth­od­ist, Dean taught sing­ing schools for 40 years, wrote some 500 songs, and for four years head­ed the Trio Mu­sic Com­pa­ny. With Frank­lin Ei­land and Ho­mer El­li­ott, he found­ed the South­ern De­vel­op­ment Nor­mal Mu­sic School in Wa­co, Tex­as. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (hymntime.com/tch)  Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [O ransomed souls, with joyous song]
Composer: Emmett S. Dean (1911)
Incipit: 35565 61121 32316
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

Instances (1 - 3 of 3)

New Songs of Inspiration (vol. one) #41

New Songs of Inspiration (vol. one) #41

Sacred Songs of the Church #200

Sacred Songs of the Church #200
Include 23 pre-1979 instances
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